The Human Comedy (1943)

Directed by

Clarence Brown

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a small California town during World War II, a teenage boy grapples with loss and responsibility while working as a telegram messenger. The story follows his family and neighbors as they experience love, grief, and everyday moments of kindness.

sentimentalheartfeltwarmbittersweetgentlepoignantslow-pacedslice of life

What happens

The Human Comedy is a 1943 American semi-comedy-drama film directed by Clarence Brown and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It began as a screenplay by William Saroyan, who was expected to direct. After Saroyan left the project, he wrote the novel of the same name and published it just before the film was released. Howard Estabrook was brought in to reduce the run time to two hours. The picture stars Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay Bainter, Ray Collins, Van Johnson, Donna Reed and Jackie "Butch" Jenkins. Barry Nelson, Robert Mitchum and Don DeFore appear together as boisterous soldiers in uncredited supporting roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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